John Scalzi Quotes

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening in the story as I'm going along.

John Scalzi

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FunStoryWayWriteGoingAlong

Performance-wise, you really need to be down in the trenches; you need to do the hard work, for a lot of reasons: To build yourself as a performer, to get a sense of the audience, to work hard and to wonder, 'Do I really want to do this?'

Joan Jett

WorkHard WorkYourselfWork Hard

Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

John Buchanan Robinson

MoneyCreditModernAlmost

I'm not a singer, and I'm not a brilliant dancer.

Jeremy Bulloch

BrilliantSingerDancer

I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is trying to make too much of your 'moment,' or whatever. The story is a lot bigger than you, and you're there to help it along.

Melanie Lynskey

MomentStoryThinkingFeelHelpYou

Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole.

Maya Angelou

HeartPeopleMeFaceBlackDown

I began by working in a study in an attic, but for many years, I've used a small room in a library. What matters to me isn't decor or comfort but only quiet. I need to hear the rhythms of phrases, the music of sentences. Any place that allows me to do that is good enough.

Steven Millhauser

GoodMusicMeSmallLibraryEnough

Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay, jobs that are just about impossible to fill.

Luis Gutierrez

WorkTodayTruthImpossibleTruth Is

I didn't grow up with a lot of money, so my mom didn't have random money to buy me a car, and I didn't have money to have a car unless I worked, so I didn't get a car until I got my first job at 18.

Dominick Cruz

CarMoneyJobMeMomRandom

I'm just kind of in love with Kathy Bates. And Sarah Paulson.

Chrissy Metz

LoveKindJustSarahJust Kind

I make myself pizza if it comes down to that drastic measurement.

Corey Haim

MyselfPizzaDownMeasurementMake

Aretha Franklin, she's just the most amazing singer ever. But I think there are so many singers that I just loved and sang along to on the radio. I guess I just enjoy trying out different styles along the way.

Corin Tucker

AmazingThinkLovedEnjoyTrying

Growing up, I was raised by a single mother.

Winston Duke

MotherGrowing UpGrowingSingleUp

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